Tut Underwood
Reporter, ProducerTut Underwood is producer of South Carolina Focus, a weekly news feature. A native of Alabama, Tut graduated from Auburn University with a BA in Speech Communication. He worked in radio in his hometown before moving to Columbia where he received a Master of Mass Communications degree from the University of South Carolina, and worked for local radio while pursuing his degree. He also worked in television. He was employed as a public information specialist for USC, and became Director of Public Information and Marketing for the South Carolina State Museum. His hobbies include reading, listening to music in a variety of styles and collecting movies and old time radio programs.
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Richard W. "Dick" Riley was South Carolina's first two-term governor and also served two terms as U.S. Secretary of Education. -
All across the Midlands, volunteer reading tutors meet students at public libraries, parks and other locations to help them improve their reading. The students are not in school, however. They are adults who, through a variety of circumstances, never learned to read well. The volunteer tutors are matched with learners by Turning Pages, a nonprofit organization formerly known as the Greater Columbia Literacy Council, that helps adults who have low levels of reading skills. -
The Palmetto State has so many icons that sometimes there are more than one in a single category
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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recently achieved the first nuclear fusion reaction that generated more energy than it took to produce the reaction. -
Scientists are studying the remains of 14 Revolutionary War soldiers found in shallow graves at the site of the Battle of Camden. They soon will be properly re-buried. -
The results of a mapping the hottest areas in the Capital City will help planners make changes to cool these areas down. -
Professionals move with caution regarding declaring the pandemic over. -
Mary Shelley's 1818 novel was the first science fiction book. -
The Palmetto State Fair was a separate fair for African Americans from 1890 to 1969. -
The Anne Frank Center at USC celebrates its first anniversary, acquires an important collection and praises Ken Burns's new documentary The U.S. and the Holocaust
